Jan Hudec is calling it quits for the rest of the ski season.
According to Alpine Canada, Hudec suffered another injury in early December and has decided to undergo another knee surgery in January, but currently plans to return next season.
“After coming back from surgery in late January 2015, I felt great leading up to the first races of the 2015-16 season. After a minor injury just days before the world cup in Lake Louise, I had to re-evaluate my commitment to ski racing and my future as a competitor. After several meetings with ACA staff, trainers and the medical team, I have decided to sit this season out. It will give me a chance to get my knee repaired,” said Hudec.
This will be the ninth knee surgery of Hudec’s career.
Hudec, 34, missed most of last season after tearing his meniscus while racing in Val Gardena, Italy. That injury also required surgery, and Hudec wasn’t able to get onto snow until October 2015.
He pulled out of the 2016 Lake Louise World Cup downhill race after ‘squishing’ his knee in training, and had a DNF on his super-G run after he missed a gate early. Hudec also skipped the American world cup starts in Colorado.
